Blog
Paying a Vow, Angry Religious Leaders, and the Roman Card
After the last post (A Divining Demon, Angry Slave Owners, and the Roman Card), I remembered another time Paul let someone know he had Roman citizenship, and this time he did it before he was beaten. I'll be in Acts 21:27-22:30. In the first part of Acts 21, Paul has...
A Divining Demon, Angry Slave Owners, and the Roman Card
I'll be talking about Acts 16:16-40 today, but go ahead and read the whole chapter for a little more context. That and you can call me out if you notice I said something wrong. Paul and Silas were on a missionary journey and stopped for a while in Philippi. One day...
How to Write Biblical Advice and Lessons
I've been trying to move away from it, but some of my blog posts are not written the right way. Starting with an idea and then looking for supporting Bible verses is the wrong way to do it, and I've been guilty of that. The idea might be good and godly, and I might...
No Skipping; You’ll Miss a Good Story
While I wouldn't call what I'm going through right now "suffering," it does remind me of something I've written before called Skipping Suffering. There are things in life that you can't and shouldn't skip, or you'll miss out on something very important. I'm at a point...
Grace and Forgiveness
Not so long ago I heard someone say that grace is forgiveness squared. Not only does it forgive, it takes the offender in, just like Jesus Christ does for us. Which brings me to something else mentioned within the same context, from a friend who remembered a story...
Important Questions
Why do you call Jesus Lord? Where will you be when you get where you're going? What season of life are you in? Do you truly know how long it will be? When you're anxious, is it because you think God won't take care of you? Are you concealing the Gospel by avoiding...